In the summer of 1912 an unknown Charlie Chaplin stepped onto the stage of the Jersey Opera House.

He arrived in Jersey a complete unknown, just a few short years out of the London workhouse. Yet his performance as the Inebriated Swell drew rapturous applause, and he was captured on cine-camera for the very first time.

Destiny was calling.

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Reading from Jersey: The Hidden Histories by Paul Darroch

Music: Chariots by Gavin Luke, courtesy of Epidemic Sound